What color is #2A1E22?

#2A1E22 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A1E22?

The RGB value is 42, 30, 34: 42 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1E22?

The complementary color is #1E2A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1E22 color

#2A1E22 rgb(42, 30, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A1E22 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 11.8% green and 13.3% blue (42, 30, 34).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 17% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#2A1E22 color codes

HEX	`#2A1E22`
RGB	`rgb(42, 30, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 11.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 17%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 29%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.84, 6.66, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.84, 6.68, 356.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.708, 1.536, 1.72)`
Decimal	`2760226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1E22, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2A1E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2A1E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1e22; }
.text { color: #2a1e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 30 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1e22, #2a201e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2A1E22?: #2A1E22 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A1E22?: The RGB value is 42, 30, 34: 42 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1E22?: The complementary color is #1E2A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.